Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all f…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). The Portable Emerson: New Edition, p.221, Penguin
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Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). The Portable Emerson: New Edition, p.221, Penguin

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